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“21st Century Measurement & Inspection” Medical Device Manufacturers

2011 promises to be a watershed year in aerospace...
AeroDef Exposition and Conference
—
21st Century Measurement & Inspection
of Jet Engine Components
by Bill Greene, CEO, Level 3 Inspection LLC
—
April 7, 2011 • 2:45 PM-3:15 PM • Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA

With the advent of Computer Aided Inspection (CAI) and 3D White Light Scanning (WLS), the ability to understand the entire geometry of the part or assembly and measure to accuracies in the millionths of an inch is providing tremendous advantages.  Accelerated optimization of the manufacturing process and better quality inspection of the products of these processes will be discussed.
  • Explain 3D White Light Scanning & Computer Aided Inspection
  • How it has been applied in aerospace manufacturing
  • How WLS & CAI compare to traditional inspection methods
  • Strategic applications for rapid ROI of these modern technologies
The future is here.
Who will lead?

Spurred on by the recovery now underway in their industry, and keen to snap up lucrative new contracts in emerging markets, aerospace manufacturers find themselves in a race for technological advantage.

Those that intend to retain their competitive edge would do well to attend Level 3 Inspection’s presentation at the AeroDef Exposition and Conference in Anaheim, California on April 7, 2011.
Click here if you can’t see the embedded video.

By reducing Time to Market (TTM), L3I can enable companies not only to save months and potentially millions of dollars, but secure a lasting edge over their competitors.  Time is money, and money is time!
We at L3I cut our teeth in aerospace, and have become widely recognized as thought leaders in Computer-Aided Inspection (CAI)-facilitated design.  Pulling from decades of collective experience, we have the proven expertise to apply CAI at every appropriate stage.
We’re fully cognizant of manufacturers’ need for ultra-accurate, reliable, cost-effective and fast metrology.  We stand ready to partner with your firm in strategic cooperation, allowing you to:
  • Reduce time to market for new products by 25-50%
  • Reduce revision time for existing products by 55-85%
  • Reduce overall legal costs by reimagining industry standards for safety, reliability, service life and durability
  • Reduce specific liability in litigation by proving correct fit, form and functionality of allegedly faulty parts
  • Streamline regulatory compliance – saving time, money and headaches
Copyright © 2011 Level 3 Inspection Midwest LLC, All rights reserved.

“21st Century Measurement & Inspection” Precision Manufacturers

2011 promises to be a watershed year in aerospace...
AeroDef Exposition and Conference
—
21st Century Measurement & Inspection
of Jet Engine Components
by Bill Greene, CEO, Level 3 Inspection LLC
—
April 7, 2011 • 2:45 PM-3:15 PM • Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA

With the advent of Computer Aided Inspection (CAI) and 3D White Light Scanning (WLS), the ability to understand the entire geometry of the part or assembly and measure to accuracies in the millionths of an inch is providing tremendous advantages.  Accelerated optimization of the manufacturing process and better quality inspection of the products of these processes will be discussed.
  • Explain 3D White Light Scanning & Computer Aided Inspection
  • How it has been applied in aerospace manufacturing
  • How WLS & CAI compare to traditional inspection methods
  • Strategic applications for rapid ROI of these modern technologies
The future is here.
Who will lead?
 Spurred on by the recovery now underway in their industry, and keen to snap up lucrative new contracts in emerging markets, aerospace manufacturers find themselves in a race for technological advantage.
Those that intend to retain their competitive edge would do well to attend Level 3 Inspection’s presentation at the AeroDef Exposition and Conference in Anaheim, California on April 7, 2011.
Click here if you can’t see the embedded video.

By reducing Time to Market (TTM), L3I can enable companies not only to save months and potentially millions of dollars, but secure a lasting edge over their competitors.  Time is money, and money is time!
We at L3I cut our teeth in aerospace, and have become widely recognized as thought leaders in Computer-Aided Inspection (CAI)-facilitated design.  Pulling from decades of collective experience, we have the proven expertise to apply CAI at every appropriate stage.
We’re fully cognizant of manufacturers’ need for ultra-accurate, reliable, cost-effective and fast metrology.  We stand ready to partner with your firm in strategic cooperation, allowing you to:
  • Reduce time to market for new products by 25-50%
  • Reduce revision time for existing products by 55-85%
  • Reduce overall legal costs by reimagining industry standards for safety, reliability, service life and durability
  • Reduce specific liability in litigation by proving correct fit, form and functionality of allegedly faulty parts
  • Streamline regulatory compliance – saving time, money and headaches
Copyright © 2011 Level 3 Inspection LLC, All rights reserved.

IGT Myth #1 — “CMM’s are the best inspection tool on the market!”

Level 3 Inspection:
Dispelling Myths, Educating Manufacturers, Restoring Competitiveness
Watch our YouTube video.

The Smart Inspection Station™ (SiS™) is completely configurable for accurate, comprehensive, fast and automated dimensional inspection of precision manufactured parts.  Invite an L3I engineer to address your needs and design a solution for your application.

You can learn more about the SiS™ by watching our SmartInspectionStation™ YouTube video.

Myths Debunked

Most industrial gas turbine engine manufacturers have yet to catch onto the successes now enjoyed by other precision manufacturers, and are still wasting too much time and money on obsolete 20th-century inspection methods and equipment.

Whichever manufacturers are the quickest to adopt modern 21st-century quality inspection methods will gain enormous advantage and likely come to dominate their market, as we have seen in other industries.

Level 3 Inspection is issuing a series of educational emails intended to address a few of the cherished myths and assumptions that have kept the industrial gas turbine industry in the comfortable past — till now.

Click here if you can’t see the embedded video.
Myth #1

“We’ve always used CMM’s! They’re the best inspection tool on the market!”

The Truth

CMM’s are all too common among industrial gas turbine engine manufacturers and in their supply chain … but CMM’s are no longer the best option.

CMM’s Mislead You!

A CMM’s accuracy depends on at least three factors — repeatable fixturing properly used, diligent operator experience, and reliable sequence programming — any of which can introduce or compound errors.  Moreover, CMM’s generally collect far too few measurement points to provide discernible surface profiles and are not generally easy to confidently interpret.  Instead of fully visualized surface profiles, CMM’s produce tabulated data from a relatively small number of test points, from which it’s impossible to reliably discern meaningful shapes and patterns.

3D surface digitization through White Light Scanning (WLS), when correctly implemented, overcomes all of these problems. When followed by Computer Aided Inspection (CAI), it offers a wide spectrum of tangible advantages to any manufacturing process, including visualization of entire part geometry for greater understanding, with accuracy, comprehensiveness, automation, and speed.

White Light Scanning (WLS) is now Fast and Automated!

Traditionally, white light scanners have required years of experience in order to yield useful data.  Many industrial gas turbine engine manufacturers have spent substantial capital on WLS equipment that does not provide the results, understanding and confidence they sought to gain. Expertise in this new field provides tremendous advantages.

With the SiS™, the CAI industry leaders at L3I have brought their decades of application experience to bear on this problem.  For the first time, WLS and CAI reports containing thorough, accurate and useful 3D digitized surface plots can be generated in just minutes by an in-house shop-floor technician with minimal training. The inspection process variables have been systemized and automated, for speed and confidence.

The SiS™ is now available to be custom-configured to meet the needs of forward-thinking industrial gas turbine engine manufacturers and of their supply chain.  Call us today to learn how to get your SiS solution on its way.

Learn more today.
Call 561.775.7911 today to schedule a discussion about application parameters and configuration criteria with an L3I engineer.

Copyright © 2011 Level 3 Inspection LLC, All rights reserved.

“21st Century Measurement & Inspection” IGT

2011 promises to be a watershed year in aerospace...
AeroDef Exposition and Conference
—
21st Century Measurement & Inspection
of Jet Engine Components
by Bill Greene, CEO, Level 3 Inspection LLC
—
April 7, 2011 • 2:45 PM-3:15 PM • Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA

With the advent of Computer Aided Inspection (CAI) and 3D White Light Scanning (WLS), the ability to understand the entire geometry of the part or assembly and measure to accuracies in the millionths of an inch is providing tremendous advantages.  Accelerated optimization of the manufacturing process and better quality inspection of the products of these processes will be discussed.
  • Explain 3D White Light Scanning & Computer Aided Inspection
  • How it has been applied in aerospace manufacturing
  • How WLS & CAI compare to traditional inspection methods
  • Strategic applications for rapid ROI of these modern technologies
The future is here.
Who will lead?
 Spurred on by the recovery now underway in their industry, and keen to snap up lucrative new contracts in emerging markets, aerospace manufacturers find themselves in a race for technological advantage.
Those that intend to retain their competitive edge would do well to attend Level 3 Inspection’s presentation at the AeroDef Exposition and Conference in Anaheim, California on April 7, 2011.
Click here if you can’t see the embedded video.

By reducing Time to Market (TTM), L3I can enable companies not only to save months and potentially millions of dollars, but secure a lasting edge over their competitors.  Time is money, and money is time!
We at L3I cut our teeth in aerospace, and have become widely recognized as thought leaders in Computer-Aided Inspection (CAI)-facilitated design.  Pulling from decades of collective experience, we have the proven expertise to apply CAI at every appropriate stage.
We’re fully cognizant of manufacturers’ need for ultra-accurate, reliable, cost-effective and fast metrology.  We stand ready to partner with your firm in strategic cooperation, allowing you to:
  • Reduce time to market for new products by 25-50%
  • Reduce revision time for existing products by 55-85%
  • Reduce overall legal costs by reimagining industry standards for safety, reliability, service life and durability
  • Reduce specific liability in litigation by proving correct fit, form and functionality of allegedly faulty parts
  • Streamline regulatory compliance – saving time, money and headaches
Copyright © 2011 Level 3 Inspection LLC, All rights reserved.

“21st Century Measurement & Inspection” Aerospace

Don’t miss it!
In one of the most anticipated presentations at AeroDef 2011…
 
AeroDef Exposition and Conference
—
21st Century Measurement & Inspection
of Jet Engine Components
by Bill Greene, CEO, Level 3 Inspection LLC
—
April 7, 2011 • 2:45 PM-3:15 PM • Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA

With the advent of Computer Aided Inspection (CAI) and 3D White Light Scanning (WLS), the ability to understand the entire geometry of the part or assembly and measure to accuracies in the millionths of an inch is providing tremendous advantages.  Accelerated optimization of the manufacturing process and better quality inspection of the products of these processes will be discussed.
  • Explain 3D White Light Scanning & Computer Aided Inspection
  • How it has been applied in aerospace manufacturing
  • How WLS & CAI compare to traditional inspection methods
  • Strategic applications for rapid ROI of these modern technologies
The future is here.
Who will lead?

Spurred on by the recovery now underway in their industry, and keen to snap up lucrative new contracts in emerging markets, aerospace manufacturers find themselves in a race for technological advantage.

Those that intend to retain their competitive edge would do well to attend Level 3 Inspection’s presentation at the AeroDef Exposition and Conference in Anaheim, California on April 7, 2011.
Click here if you can’t see the embedded video.

By reducing Time to Market (TTM), L3I can enable companies not only to save months and potentially millions of dollars, but secure a lasting edge over their competitors.  Time is money, and money is time!
We at L3I cut our teeth in aerospace, and have become widely recognized as thought leaders in Computer-Aided Inspection (CAI)-facilitated design.  Pulling from decades of collective experience, we have the proven expertise to apply CAI at every appropriate stage.
We’re fully cognizant of manufacturers’ need for ultra-accurate, reliable, cost-effective and fast metrology.  We stand ready to partner with your firm in strategic cooperation, allowing you to:
  • Reduce time to market for new products by 25-50%
  • Reduce revision time for existing products by 55-85%
  • Reduce overall legal costs by reimagining industry standards for safety, reliability, service life and durability
  • Reduce specific liability in litigation by proving correct fit, form and functionality of allegedly faulty parts
  • Streamline regulatory compliance – saving time, money and headaches
Copyright © 2011 Level 3 Inspection LLC, All rights reserved.

Aerospace Myth #1 — “CMM’s are the best inspection tool on the market!”

Level 3 Inspection:
Dispelling Myths, Educating Manufacturers, Restoring Competitiveness
Watch our YouTube video.

The Smart Inspection Station™ (SiS™) is completely configurable for accurate, comprehensive, fast and automated dimensional inspection of precision manufactured parts.  Ask an L3I engineer to address your needs and design a solution for your application.

You can learn more about the SiS™ by watching our SmartInspectionStation™ YouTube video.

Myths Debunked

Most aerospace and turbine engine manufacturers have yet to catch onto the successes now enjoyed by other precision manufacturers, and are still wasting too much time and money on obsolete 20th-century inspection methods and equipment.

Whichever manufacturers are the quickest to adopt modern 21st-century quality inspection methods will gain enormous advantage and likely come to dominate their market, as we have seen in other industries.

Level 3 Inspection is issuing a series of educational emails intended to address a few of the cherished myths and assumptions that have kept the aerospace industry in the comfortable past — till now.

Click here if you can’t see the embedded video.
Myth #1

“We’ve always used CMM’s! They’re the best inspection tool on the market!”

The Truth

CMM’s are all too common among aerospace and turbine engine companies and in their supply chain … but CMM’s are no longer the best option.

CMM’s Mislead You!

A CMM’s accuracy depends on at least three factors — repeatable fixturing properly used, diligent operator experience, and reliable sequence programming — any of which can introduce or compound errors.  Moreover, CMM’s generally collect far too few measurement points to provide discernible surface profiles and are not generally easy to confidently interpret.  Instead of fully visualized surface profiles, CMM’s produce tabulated data from a relatively small number of test points, from which it’s impossible to reliably discern meaningful shapes and patterns.

3D surface digitization through White Light Scanning (WLS), when correctly implemented, overcomes all of these problems. When followed by Computer Aided Inspection (CAI), it offers a wide spectrum of tangible advantages to any manufacturing process, including visualization of entire part geometry for greater understanding, with accuracy, comprehensiveness, automation, and speed.

White Light Scanning (WLS) is now Fast and Automated!

Traditionally, white light scanners have required years of experience in order to yield useful data.  Many precision manufacturers have spent substantial capital on WLS equipment that does not provide the results, understanding and confidence they sought to gain. Expertise in this new field provides tremendous advantages.

With the SiS™, the CAI industry leaders at L3I have brought their decades of application experience to bear on this problem.  For the first time, WLS and CAI reports containing thorough, accurate and useful 3D digitized surface plots can be generated in just minutes by an in-house shop-floor technician with minimal training. The inspection process variables have been systemized and automated, for speed and confidence.

The SiS™ is now available to be custom-configured to meet the needs of forward-thinking aerospace and turbine engine manufacturers and of their supply chain.  Call us today to learn how to get your SiS solution on its way.

Learn more today.

Call 561.775.7911 today to schedule a discussion about application parameters and configuration criteria with an L3I engineer.
Copyright © 2011 Level 3 Inspection LLC, All rights reserved.

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